The Not-So-Glamorous Side of Fashion Week

There's a lot about the behind the scenes of New York fashion week that's how you probably imagine it—tall, gorgeous women sitting around getting their hair, makeup and nails all done at once, camera flashes going off, people wearing both amazing and completely bizarre clothes. But there is a humbling reality to it as well: Models, designers, reporters, etc--really anyone with a bladder--has to use a Port-A-Potty. Check out the row of them backstage at the Zac Posen show. Funny, isn't it?

Because the shows take a place in a large tent in the middle of a park, the planners have to get creative with the accommodations. It's not that our rear ends are too precious for a portable toilet, it's simply that it puts it all in perspective. Just when you start to take all the glitz too seriously, you've got a make a run to the Port-A.